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2022-09-12 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

'DeSantis activates Florida National Guard to assist corrections officers

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Posted by Skidmark 2022-09-12 00:08|| || Front Page|| [17 views ] Top

#1 Not necessarily a good idea. I had a casual conversation with a University of Oklahoma Campus Policeman (as a Land Grant University the University was technically not in the jurisdiction of the local city Norman and it was in the 1980's before negotiations modified that...). He had been a National Guard NCO because he was a returning Vietnam Vet when he and his squad was 'activated' for the 1973 McAlester Prison Riot. They were quickly trucked in and started manning the walls which was 'tense' because his squad was mostly green 16-18 year old 'kids with military weapons' ...not a happy thought. One anecdote concerned the older 'lifer' prisoners trickling out by ones and two to sit and form an armed circle in the middle of the yard during the riot and arson...

Everybody, especially him (the former NCO), was happier when the Oklahoma State Police troopers showed up in the morning to take over. The moral is that police operations is a skillset different from military and especially when you are talking about green troops.

Posted by magpie 2022-09-12 18:48|| 2022-09-12 18:48|| Front Page Top

#2 Once activated under a legitimate charter, I imagine they can be assigned to anything. Like Border Watch.

Posted by Skidmark 2022-09-12 20:42|| 2022-09-12 20:42|| Front Page Top

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